The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), FCT Command, has warned illegal scrap operators to desist selling vandalised government property The FCT commandant of the corps, Olusola Odumosu, gave the warning on Tuesday in Abuja, during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Odumosu said that anyone caught engaging in vandalising government…
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday paid private visit to two former Heads of State, Retired Gen. Ibrahim Babangida and Retired Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, in Minna, Niger. Tinubu told newsmen that the visit was a demonstration of respect for the two former leaders whom she described as ‘fathers of our nation’. “I have…
The Police Command in Ondo State has confirmed the abduction of seven travellers on the Owo-Ipele-Benin Highway. CSP Funmilayo Odunlami, the spokesperson for the command, confirmed the incident to journalists on Tuesday in Akure. “Seven people were abducted and investigation is ongoing. Update on the incident will be provided soon,” Odunlami said. A family member…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday discharged and acquitted, Femi Fani-Kayode, the former Minister of Aviation, of a medical report forgery charge. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had on Nov. 11, 2021, charged Fani-Kayode with 12 counts, including procuring of documents by false pretences, using false documents, fabricating evidence, and using fabricated…
Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is questioning the effectiveness of the European Union’s current asylum system amid the country’s ongoing migration policy debate. CDU lawmaker Thorsten Frei criticised the EU-wide agreement known as the Dublin Regulation, which stipulates that in general the country the refugee first enters is responsible for processing their application for…
The crisis in the Middle East will top the agenda on Tuesday when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu becomes the first foreign leader to meet U.S. President Donald Trump. The meeting taking place after Trump took over the White House for a second term. Netanyahu arrived in Washington on Sunday for the visit. “This is…
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has confirmed the death of four people in a road accident on the Agaie-Lapai Road on Sunday. Alh. Abdullah Baba-Arah, Director-General of NSEMA, confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday in Minna. He said the crash involved three trailer trucks. One of the trucks was transporting cattle…
Mr Charles Aniagwu, Delta Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, has said that the sterling performance of Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori stood him out for the ThisDay and Arise Television award. Aniagwu stated this on Monday in Asaba at a press conference while reacting to a statement credited to former Deputy Senate President, Sen….
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, tendered into evidence more documents against the social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha charged with six billion naira money laundering. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the case is before an Ikeja Special Offences Court. Mustapha, still at large, is standing…
The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the Nigeria Police Force recovered 115 stolen vehicles and rescued 387 kidnap victims nationwide in one month. Adejobi said at a news conference on Monday in Abuja that the successes were recorded during several operations nationwide in January. The police spokesman said 960 suspects were arrested…
